Gem holder



0d. 1930. w. B. HOPKINS 1,730,015

GEM HOLDER Filed April 19, 1929 fl/NVELV TOR i Z k a ATTORNEYS. flag Patented Oct. 2 8, 1930 WILLIAM B. HOPKINS, F'CHIGAGQ,:ILLINOIS GEM notmin Application filed April 19,

This invention relates to an improved construction of gem holder in which a gem or ornament may be interchangeably mounted; and one of the objects of this invention is to provide in such a holder asetting member in Which the gem is permanently fixed and a mounting member into which any one of a plurality of previously set gems or ornaments may be mounted as desired.

o A further object of the invention is to provide a mounting member shaped to form a seat for the setting member, one of'said members havingloclring means by which the setting member may be fixedly secured in the mounting member. 7

Withthese and other objects in view, the

J invention consistsof certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

1 is a front view illustrating the gem as mounted in asetting and the setting as mounted inthe mounting member, the latter 5 being in the form of a ring. 7 I

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing the gem as secured in the setting member and the settin member as secured in the mounting mem er. y Fig. 3 shows the settingin section with the gem or ornament removed therefrom.

Fig. 4 is' a side elevation of the setting member with a gem mounted therein.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the flange member of the mounting removed from the mounting. V V

Fig. 6 is a section thru the flange member shown in Fig. 5..

Fig. 7 is a sectional side elevation showing this flange member as soldered to the" upper edge of the body of the mounting member. I

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the mounting member in pendant form.

Fig. 9 is a central section thru the mounting shown in Fig. 8with the gem removed. v In practiceitoftenhappens thatthemount-- ing member :of a gem holder such'as in a ring, locket or the like, especially when made 59 of the precious metals, is more expensive than 1e29, f saw no. 356,500.

the gemor'ornament to be set thereinand that itisof advantagefor the retailer or jobbertobe able to carry in'stock a large va riety'of ornaments or different colored gems which may be selected and set in the mountingto suit the immediate requirements of the purchaser thereby avoiding the necessity of carryingalarge quantity of the more expen-. sive mountings in stock; and the following is a detailed description of the present em- 00 bodiment o'f'this invention and showing one constructionof mounting by which these advantageous results may be accomplished: g

' With reference to the drawings, 10 designates the setting omember which'is formed of 05 7 sheet stock and struck'into the desired shape, preferably one in which itsbody portion '11 set on 'an' incline as at 12', extending downwardl-y I and inwardly from its upper edge forga' portion of its width and then'straight downwardf providing a skirt portion 13 V which has more or less flexibility, the upper. edge 14 oflthis setting-being bendable to be turned inwardly o'verthe edge of the gem 15 or other ornament to secure the" same in the "setting. v 1 V y The'inner' surface16 of this inclined portionis herein shown'asforming a seat for the gem and the outer surface 1 7 of this inclined portionfis shown as serving asa seat. portion ,i'e h e t e- 9 i I o The body. portion 18 of the mounting member is preferably formed'with a thin peripheralpwallfi, on thenpperedge'of which 1* i have secured, preferably by solder, a flange member 19, preferably formed offrelatively heavy 'nOn-yieldingstock and in frame shape with: ahollowicenter portion. Theinner. surlrace of this frame is inclined as at'20 to serve a f0 her 10.

' When the setting member is inserted into 'it'sise'at' itimay: be secured therein by any suitablemeans, one means herein shown be-' ing that of providing protuberances 21 on '95 this shirt portion 13, which protuberances are arranged to snap beneath the inner edge: 22 of the flangemember 19 to securely retain the gem setting in its holder.

This setting may be removed by the dealer *100 tjthes pport er the setting mem- .90

if desired from its holder by forcing the re silient walls of the skirt 13 inwardly to release these protuberances from engagement with the inner edge of the flange member 19. My improved device for mounting gems or other ornaments is extremely simple, practical and inexpensive in construction and by its use a large variety of relatively inexpensive gems or ornaments may be carried in stock and the desired one selected and pressed into the selected mounting which'may be either a ring, brooch or other mounting to suit the desires of the purchaser, by which arrangement a great variety of combinations may be obtained by carrying but a relatively small itock of the more expensive mounting memers. I

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim: a 1. A gem holder in which ornaments are interchangeably mounted,comprising a setting member in which the gem is permanently fixed, said setting member having a seat portion and a depending guide skirt extending therefrom, a mounting member having a hollow body portion with an inwardly-extending relativel non-yielding flange about its upper edge t e lower face of said flange pro- V1 ing an abutment, the upper face of said flange providing a seat of substantial width for said setting member, the guide skirt of said setting extending thru said seat flange I and havin spaced means releasably engaging portion 0 said flange for locking the setting.

2. A gem holder comprising a frameshaped settingv member having inwardly inclined side walls roviding on their inner surface a 'seat for t e gem and on their outer surface a seatfor the setting, a resilient skirt about the lower edge of said settin and a separate mounting member for sai setting 1 having ahollow'body with an inwardly extending relatively non-yielding flange about itsupper edge, the upper face of sad flange being inclined to provide a seat of substantial width for the support of said setting member, the guide skirt of said setting extending thru said flange and having spaced rotuberances on its walls arranged to snap eneath the edge of said flange to lock the In testimon whereof I afiix m si ature.

VILLIAM B. H P INS. 

